Elspeth Davie: A Collection of Bones

BBC Radio 4 

Five quietly unsettling short stories this week by Elspeth Davie , who has been described as one of Scotland's finest and most underrated writers. In FLAC (lossless) audio and Mp3.

2002-01-14 Allergy

Caledonian creepiness, as Scottish writer Elspeth Davie spins a strange yarn of ovulatory revenge. Read by Edith Macarthur.

2002-01-15 The Swans

Staff in a paint shop start seeing mortality in a row of houses. It has a melancholic effect on sales. Read by Edith MacArthur.

2002-01-16 A Field in Space

An affecting story of 'the fields of the sky', and one expert whose speciality stuns a whole meeting. Read by Crawford Logan. 

2002-01-17 A Collection of Bones

A troubling tale of a man with an obsessive hobby, and what happens when it suddenly comes to an end. Read by Crawford Logan. 

2002-01-18 The Eyelash

A humorous diversion into an evening meal, ruined by a small matter which prompts a big discussion. Read by Edith MacArthur.

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